Henry Villard

English: Henry Villard (April 10, 1835 – November 12, 1900) was an American journalist and financier who was an early president of the Northern Pacific Railway.

Deutsch: Henry Villard, eigentlich Heinrich Hilgard (* 10. April 1835 in Speyer; † 12. November 1900 in Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA) war ein deutscher Emigrant und Eisenbahnmagnat in den USA.

Svenska: Henry Villard (ursprungligen Ferdinand Heinrich Gustav Hilgard), född 10 april 1835 i Speyer, död 12 november 1900 i Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA, var en amerikansk järnvägskung, industriman och tidningsägare.

Portraits

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  Henry Villard in 1866
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  Henry Villard at 51
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  Henry Villard at 53
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  Henry Villard at 54
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  Portrait from Oregon Histories page

Family

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  Maternal grandfather, Franz Moritz Joseph Pfeiffer
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  Mother, Katharina Antonia Elisabeth (“Lisette”) Pfeiffer Hilgard (1811-1859)
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  Father, Gustav Leonhard Hilgard (1807-1867)
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  Aunt Nannchen (his mother's sister Anna Pfeiffer)
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  Heinrich Hilgard (later Henry Villard) and his sisters Anna and Emma
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  Mother with (from left to right) Heinrich (Henry Villard at about age 13), uncle Robert Hilgard, and sister Emma
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  Sister Anna (Anna Dorothea Friedrike Hilgard Popp; born May 5, 1834)
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  Sister Emma (Emma Ottilie Friedrike Hilgard von Xylander; born January 27, 1837)

Memorials, mementos, etc.

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  Henry Villard memorial in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, New York
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  Epitaph on Sleepy Hollow Cemetery memorial
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  Signature
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  Oregon and Transcontinental stock certificate owned by Henry Villard.